nylon news

26th Apr 2019

Teijin, a technology-driven group, has announced that it has begun producing an expanded line-up of fan-cooled jackets that the company developed with Makita, a leading Japanese manufacturer of electric power tools. The jackets, which were introduced in 2018, use pressure-controlled fan cooling to circulate air inside their outer shells and inner...

26th Apr 2019

Stoll, a leader in flat-knitting machine technology, will be participating in Techtextil and Texprocess expos, in hall 3.0, booth F39 and hall 4.1, booth D45 respectively. Techtextil, the expo for technical textiles and nonwovens, and Texprocess, an expo for processing textile and flexible materials, will be held from May 14-17, 2019, in Frankfurt,...

26th Apr 2019

Chem-Trend, a global leader in development, manufacturing and marketing of high-performance release agents, purging compounds, and other ancillary moulding products, will showcase another new line of die lubricant polymer technologies, specifically developed to help die casters improve operational efficiency, at the GIFA in Düsseldorf, from June 25-29, ...

26th Apr 2019

Sunseeker, the renowned British luxury motor yacht manufacturer and a long-standing customer of Hexcel, has implemented Hexcel’s Himax Dot Pattern Adhesive (DPA) technology for the resin infusion of Predator 50, its new performance cruiser. The Predator 50 is the first of Sunseeker yachts to be built with Hexcel’s novel composite technology.

25th Apr 2019

While India has classified 207 products as technical textiles for import and export, the Directorate General of Foreign Trade under the ministry of commerce and industry is ready to expand the list if industrialists give a list of such products according to their importance or export/import potential, textiles secretary Raghvendra Singh said recently.

25th Apr 2019

The fourth edition of Filtrex India, recently organised by Edana and BCH, ended successfully, with 150 participants from across the filtration supply chain coming together for the event. There was a keen awareness from players at both a local and global level of their role in addressing the societal challenges of air pollution and indoor air quality.

25th Apr 2019

Siniat, a dry construction material specialist, has launched Securtex – the first plasterboard-only system certified to security rating class 1 standard of Loss Prevention Standard (LPS) 1175 and accredited by Secured by Design Police Initiative. Securtex integrates Chomarat laid glass scrim into its gypsum plasterboard and helps withstand intruder...

24th Apr 2019

HeiQ and Speedo have launched their new Fastskin line of suits with a drag reduction technology by modifying the surface of the fabric at a microscopic level. Speedo is the world’s leading swimwear brand. HeiQ is a leader in textile innovation creating some of the most effective, durable, and high-performance textile technologies available in the...

24th Apr 2019

In the consumer tissue segment, Kimberly-Clark, a leader in sustainably-made personal care products, has reported sales of $1.5 billion in Q1 2019, down by 3 per cent compared to Q1 2018. Changes in foreign currency exchange rates reduced sales by 6 per cent while volumes decreased 6 per cent compared to 7 per cent increase in the base period.